If you use Credit cards or debit they know where and when you bought what.
I think they can probably track cash with RFID at Points of withdrawal and sales.
You could fill in the gaps on personal transactions by noting where the money went off the trail and where it emerged.
The more off radar transactions, the more difficult it would be to fill the gaps.
All this stuff has always got on.
Until I see proof that this was done without judicial approval, there is nothing here to see.
I KNOW for FACT that Snowden broke espionage laws.
Do the espionage laws cover unlawful conspiracies to commit crime? Felonies?
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use* of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.* Government LEO interaction is always under the implicit threat of force.
For reference:
Amendment IVIs it unreasonable to collect all the information of someone who is not even accused of breaking the law? Yes, even under a warrant such search must be limited:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
“All this stuff has always got on.”
...but not archived into a complete collection that is searchable.
“Until I see proof that this was done without judicial approval, there is nothing here to see.”
Judicial approval that circumvents the Constitution is illegal.
“I KNOW for FACT that Snowden broke espionage laws.”
The Constitution is the highest law.